I love humor. Laughter is amazing. I will laugh about some dark stuff, too. I think it’s good for the soul to challenge our darkest moments with light. To let the darkness know that it can never take that essential spark away from us, and that we will always go on glowing and living.
The one kind of humor I’m a little wary of is humor that masks ignoble behavior. You can’t hide an insult inside a joke and then dismiss the hurt feelings you cause. You especially shouldn’t hide your own worst traits behind humor and then try to claim you don’t have the traits at all, that it’s “just a joke,” even though you really are doing those things.
Humor is for lifting. It’s a joyous bond. You should use it often – just don’t sharpen it into a shiv.
